The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-03-24

hailstorms, and he has been compelled to sell
his farm and stock to pay his debts. He has
nothing LEFT, and is SO feeble in health that he
Is not able 10 be out OF the house. He thinks
the Government should do something for such
cases.
Arthur Clarkson, Geneva, o., requests NJ
Conlin. Go. X, lG0th \. y, who recently had
n communication in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
10 send his address a above aad he will hear
from one of the Co. X boys
VIM ;. Williams Corporal, Co. K, 9th Conn,
63 South Market St. Boston. Mass, says that
after a long period Of hard service in the
swamps OF the Carolinas he was wounded ut
Fort Wagner and aiterward returned physical
wreck. He drew pension for five years. aud
was then suddenly cut of, which lie thinks was
grcvOus wrong.
Geo. Shaw, Huntsville, n. j., thinks he
served longer rs a prisoner OF war than any
other comrade. lie was in Libby, Belle Isle
and Andersonyillc-in ALL Cos DAYS. The Pay
master who paid him his ration-moncy told
him he was the Oldest prisoner, and that he
had been marked dead on his company roll
eight months before.
VIM l.. Polcns. ArcOla H., saws that his
name was wrongly spelled in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE, and that he belonged to the LIST La.
Cav.
r. D. Lemloy, Co. K, Cd Ohio Cav, would
like TO hear from any of the prisoners who
Il
Janies Mccarthy, Stahl, Mo-, would like to
hear through The NATIONAL TRIBUNE from
any of his comrades of Battery l., LIST ILL., l..
A., who were captured with him at New Creek,
w. Va. in the Fall of 1864
Nathaniel +. Gavis, Co. Il, 5Sth Pa, says he is
| badly disabled by reason of n wound in the
arm, and feels that his pension is wholly dis
proportionate TO his injury. lie criticzcs the
President severely for the freedom with which
he uses the veto power on pension bills.
Isaac J. Pugh, Co. II, l23d ILL.,, Toledo H.,
would like 10 hear from cOmrade belonging
to an Ohio regiment whose name he thinks was
w. Meek or Reed, with whom he was associated
while prisoner in the hands of the enemy.
Theodore Mitchell, Go. II, S;h ILL.,, Miltonvale,
Kan, would be glad to hear from some of his
comrades VINO were at TT. Henry and TT.
! DonelsOn.
w. ii. Shaver, Co. b, 18th Ohio Fl Dorado.
Kan, says good word for the old Third Bril-
! gadc. Third Division, Fourteenth Corps. COM
maudgd first by Gen. RObt L. McCOok and
after his death by Gen. Vandevecr. He says
the Colonel of the s7th Ind. was tall, slim
man. aud they called him the Lightning rod, i"
but he was rs brave as he was tall, and good
soldier.
Ed. l.. Cady, 9th Wis. battery, saws that
although he is Republican he has no words
/ but those of praise for Gen. Blacks admins
tration of the Pension Office lie would like
TO hear from any cOmrade of the 9th Wis. bat
terry.
Geo II. Wcbbcr, Montrose. Colo says he was
one of the kids in the army. He enlisted in
Co. e, 4th VT, in August, 1861 at the age of If.
and served until July -, 1865. He SAYS most
youngsters were ficrs or drummers, but he
carried a muskct aud was hOnOraby discharged
/ after four years of service.
ii. VI. llardenbrook. Ration. N H., says that
! his father aud two brothers served in Co |,
18th Mo. lie would like to have "Uncle
! Billy Sherman for the next President.
ii. W. Phelps, Wcsteryille, o., has been
| greatly pleased to receive a number of letters
| from his old comrades.
J. II. Springer, Co. |, lst Iowa Cav, Shickley,
| Neb, says he knew Gen. John c. Black as the
commanding officer of the 37th ILL.,, aud no
Drawer tTuer soldier ever drew sword. He is
! glad to learn that pension has been granted
| 10 Aunt Hattie" Woods. OF Fairfield Iowa,
whose faithful services nurse entitled her
! 10 the consideration of the Government
c. b. UEderhill, No. IL Wisconsin street. st.
] Paul Mimi, does not think there was any
great courage in the shooting of John Wilkes
| Booth by Boston Corbett. and he should not be
! lionzed, while thousands of other soldiers are
| forgotten.
+. l.. lockwood Commander of c. x. Glass
Post, No. 400, Fclt's Mills, n. Y, says he is but
80 years and eight months old, and he wonders
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younger than himself
John o. Banks, Pawling, " Y. thinks he
was the youngest soldier in the Army of the
Potomac. He was born Feb. Z, ISL, enlisted
Jan. 10. 1864 and was discharged Sept 81 1868
| lie IS the youngest of i've brothers, OF whom
one lost an arm at Hanover Courthouse. All
of the five, except the writer, are dead from
the effects Of hard service in the army.
Justus Fox, Co. X, l22d y. Y, Allegan. Mich
/ wnutl lik. IN "a trfti A
bridge formerly Sergeant of his company.
Random Shots.
J.W. Logan, Co II, 9th Iowa, Belmond. Iowa
gives an account of the killngof Serg't Treat by
Shelby Cole, a noted guerrilla who was a prisoner
at the time and the subsequent hanging of the
murderer. lie cut the throat of Treat with q
knife while the latter was guarding him. lie
stabbed three other men and was hanged the
following morning.
IL. NJ. Parker, Blissfeld, Mich, hopes ar
rangements will lie made for Reunion Of
the llth Ill. during the National Encampment
at St. Louis. He would like TO hear from the
officers of the 18th U. s. c. T., with reference
10 meeting at the same time and place
William j. Myers Corporal, Co. ID, 9Th W
| Va, Loyal, Kan, says his regiment was i'm the
Third Brigade, Second Division, Second Corps
Army of the Potomac and he thinks it did a:
good service rs any, yet he does not claim that
/ IL itNEHA TIC NItlt WHf. lie hOulu DC nleISGC
to hear from his comrades.
John 4. Frederick, Co. c, 10th Ohio Cav.
Eton, Ill, urges his comrades TO have Re
union of the company at 81. Louis ut the tim,
OF the National Encampment. He invites cor
respondence from any Of them upon the sub
jcct
John VI. Hawthorne. Co. +, 18th Pa. Cav.
Ogdensburg, Pa, says the services of the cav
airy ia the late war need no defense Thos,
comrades who say they never saw n dead cav
alryman must have been too far in the rear {,
smell powder. If they had been anywher,
near Sheridan, Fitzpatrick, Custer, Wilson
kautz, Gregg, and "a host of other well-knowI
hard riders, they would have seen plenty o
dead and wounded troopers.
Philip 4. Warner, Co ID, 5Sih Ohio Gordon
o., noticed IN recent issue of The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE statement that in all probability
had II not been for the exposure and hardship
he endured during the war, Gen. Logan migh
have lived very many years longer. Tn,
! writer admits the truth of this, but SAYS that i
this Is true Of an officer who rode a horse anC
who was not compelled 10 undergo such sever,
hardshps as the soldiers, how much more ear
the same be said Of the latter? Many thou
sands have had their lives shortened by reason
of their army life The writer gives a brie
sketch of the services of his regiment anl
what it suffered in battle anl on the marcel
through many campaigns.
Lldock hungerford, National Military Homo
o., says THE NATIONAL Tribune was mis-
taken in saying there are no saloons in tn,
Soldiers Homes. He says there is one in IN,
Home at Dayton. o.. bat they call IL bee
hall, aud they sell about 400 gallons of beer /